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Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) Share Price Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH - Get Free Report) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 325.26 ($4.06) and traded as high as GBX 343.36 ($4.29). Worldwide Healthcare shares last traded at GBX 338.08 ($4.22), with a volume of 1,300,914 shares traded.

Worldwide Healthcare Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 325.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 342.72. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.80 billion, a PE ratio of -2,233.33 and a beta of 0.29.

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 15th. The investment trust reported GBX 1.40 ($0.02) EPS for the quarter.

Insider Activity at Worldwide Healthcare

In related news, insider Doug McCutcheon purchased 50,000 shares of Worldwide Healthcare stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 328 ($4.09) per share, for a total transaction of £164,000 ($204,692.96). Also, insider Sian Hansen purchased 3,017 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 330 ($4.12) per share, for a total transaction of £9,956.10 ($12,426.49). 0.41% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Worldwide Healthcare Company Profile

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Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a closed-ended investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange LSE: WWH. WWH invests in the global healthcare sector with the objective of achieving a high level of capital growth. WWH invests worldwide in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector.

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